Cashier Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 51,000 jobs.
Median salary
£14,018
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 75.6% below the £24,622 median for people working full-time.
▲ 20.4% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£24,622
Part-time only
£12,060
Mean
£14,690
Jobs measured
51,000
What most cashiers actually earn
Half of cashiers earn between £9,105 and £18,981. Earning above £18,981 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cashiers earn less than this.
Cashier salary by region
6 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £17,362 | £16,887 |
| East | £15,892 | £15,646 |
| West Midlands | £15,398 | £16,450 |
| London | £14,524 | £16,145 |
| South West | £13,203 | £14,435 |
| South East | £10,726 | £12,787 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Retail cashiers and check-out operators
- SOC 2020 code
- 7112
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Cashier salary FAQs
What is the average Cashier salary in UK?
The median is £14,018 a year and the mean is £14,690, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £24,622 and part-time employees £12,060.
What is a good Cashier salary?
Half of cashiers earn between £9,105 and £18,981. Anything above £18,981 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 51,000 jobs in this occupation.
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